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Does anyone know how many screamers were in the Macy's Parade?

Crown 2014 has my vote (as for many other Crown years) in terms of low brass....to get 40 low brass triple-tounging and spread out several yards is very unusual and out of this world (I'm not even talking about movement either). Crown could win this vote of low brass every year beginning with 2003 because that's where the "cream" of the sound comes from. It's just not the same balance with BD (trumpet dominant), Cadets (mello dominant)....but the other thing is you have to know the main instrument of the arranger. Makes a HUGE difference.

We should have started this thread back on July 4th. Here's why: 2009 July 3rd - 83.9 Atlanta score - 95.25 Finals score - 99.05 2010 July 3rd - 83.3 Atlanta score - 95.65 Finals score - 98.9 Those years BD not only went undefeated, but also broke 95 in Atlanta. I do believe 95.65 is the highest Atlanta regional score in history. Now check this: 2014 July 3rd - 86.2 Atlanta score - 95.1 Finals score - ??? If you seriously have the guts to give BD an 86.1 and July is just beginning, that's an early indication of what's to come. How about Cavaliers? Here's what they got on July 3rd, 2002: 85.95. Even though there was no Atlanta regional, the day after Murfreesboro they broke 95 and eventually hit 99 during semifinals. Because there are two records broken to my knowledge...the July 3rd score and the highest Allentown score ever, my prediction is BD will hit 99.3. Brass and percussion will both be a close 2nd to Vanguard and Crown, but the 100s on the rest of the sheet will make up for it.

I haven't been on here in a long time but I like the new look of the website. Anyway....2007 was my rookie year in Cadets and in DCI period. I don't know what made me audition for a controversial drum corps other than distance, but I was actually feeling excited and worried at the same time. So at the moment the show was announced to the members, I sat thinking "This is going to have everyone in DCI talking...." But it was somewhat cool I would be a part of history. And I had never marched in drum corps before. I remember the winter camps playing through the opener and hearing the intensity of the hornline and music, I remember feeling the energy of a potentially amazing season in the air. This was clearly not the Cadets from 2006....it was like a different beast. I can remember feeling "This is going to be a ####### good year." If you asked me what the 2007 show means to me, every time I put on the music (and I'm listening right now), it's a part of me like my lungs I breathe with. When you put together the narration, it brought the show to another level by 1000%, so trust me when I say it was necessary, whether you enjoy it or not. So when people mention of their distaste for the narration, it's something I don't fuss over or regret because some like it, some don't, and we can't change anyone's minds. However, there is the power of influence..... I believe we have influenced the DCI activity today by what we did 6 years ago, and for years to come, people will talk about Cadets 2007 like we talk about Star 1993. I think that's pretty cool and something I'll be proud of.

Nobody got this one yet.... Back in 2007 during the Louisville show, right at the start of the 2nd movement, Blue Shades, all you could hear was "Martha Grah---" And because there was silence in the score put in for the narration, after it got cut off, we were marching in silence and the crowd was more quiet than grass growing. All you heard was "dee-dah" from the mellophones..... ....... ....... more silence...... .....dee-da Dee-Da DEE-DA DEE-DA! ....... More silence.... .... ...DAT! Dee-dah DAT! ..... Ironic blooper, considering the original score had pauses in between anyway, but this one was....well, you know...

It seems like BD has been the main one in regards to the most difficult hornline book, but I want to add in another year not mentioned on the thread yet: 2004. Although it's not as technical as Crown 2012, understand that they spent the first 60% of the show marching at approx. 190 per minute. I couldn't stand marching 180 for even a minute, let alone 6 at 190+.

Program announcement: http://www.regiment.org/programs.cfm Enigma Variations by Elgar? Shostakovich Symphony 11?

I got shin splints both years I marched. Here's one of the most painful, yet amazing cures to splints: Simply take a drum stick and roll it on your shin back and forth. OWWWWWWWWWWWW! Hurts just to say it, but I did this in 2007 and the next day it was like a miracle. But you have to do this for several minutes until the muscles roll back where they belong.

It is better to try out and not make it, than to not try out at all.

In my experiences, if I practice performance and I continuously visualize myself being watched and performing in front of thousands, the stage fright doesn't exist. I think doing public speaking and performances is like tying your shoe for the first time; it sucks after the first few tries but then it's a new muscle in your body after a while. I don't need medicine to take before I speak in front of the class because I've done it many many many many times. Repetition is the way to go.

Well....eh. The entrances on and off the field were incredible....it was the first show that actually put a lump in my throat during the end since I don't get emotional watching shows. Hornline was not as solid though....neither was the synth.

I remember when The Cavaliers made a huge 75th birthday cake for us in 2009 at their home show in Denton, TX. Or was it two cakes? I just remember there was vanilla and chocolate... Now that's what I call a classic friendship, no rivalry involved.

Stuff happens. Injury, deciding it's not for you, school, girlfriend, money (obviously a huge one), family, etc... Regardless of what holes pop up, there are always people who wish they could march DCI that are staying home. There have been people filling holes the last week of tour and the corps seems to do just fine.

DCA vs. DCI, BOA vs. DCI, DCA vs. BOA... Between apples, bananas, and oranges, I'll take bananas. The ones with the black spots are the best...they have to be aged just right for me to savor the bite.

Who rated this 1 star? Anyway, I think more than 50 tuba players were interested in the 3 tuba holes from Cadets. Crown will have no trouble filling their holes.

Although this is more recent (2010), Blue Devils putting City of Glass on the field was a huge risk musically. Has anyone heard the original versions? City of Glass Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53GTa7DurnU&feature=relmfu City of Glass Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz7UO5l-iAU&feature=plcp

A baby dino....I kept the same drill number from 07 and 09. I used to be near the end (C9) of the arc and now I ended up near the middle (Tu9). See I don't have a problem with making the section larger, as long as they can march (and play). The best marching corps, IMO, usually has the best marching contra section. It's hard as #### to clean even 12 tubas....let alone 16 or 20.

I remember the days of 10 contras...wasn't too long ago.

I know the last round doesn't start until Wednesday, but based on the results so far: 2000 (58%) vs 2005 (42%) 2011 (64%) vs 1993 (36%) It may look like the Angels and Demons are looking at the final round. Same for Disney....

Can anyone tell me what the name of the stadium was in Portland, OR? I loved performing there in 2007....but also the field was some sort of floor or whatnot? It was very comfortable and made the show seem easy. Not to mention that the Pacific Northwest crowds are AWESOME!! From an endless stream of people perspective, I have to go with the Rose Bowl. The field itself is another story....but I loved seeing the HUUUUUUGE crowd with one level, in addition to the press box only being 100 feet above the ground. So, with the press box not being high at all, that meant the sound projection had to be good. But I wasn't a spectator in the Rose Bowl, so someone else can comment on that.

According to one of the summer's Field Pass episodes, that was the most difficult show he has ever written (if my memory is accurate). He was basically writing drill for two different corps, and pulling them apart, and then putting them back together. Oh, and don't forget about the snare hole that had to be closed. That was a true nightmare to solve. The hard work certainly paid off.

This sounds like Blue Stars. They got great talent, and I'm especially impressed by their percussion last season. Yet they can't break top 7 even if they marched and played their butts off because of design. I'm hoping Myron's addition to the team will change some of this.

Call me in the minority if you want but even though their drill is not the same as 2004 or even 2005, difficulty is still there. Some stuff in BD 2011 looks painful to rep over and over again. So I don't doubt BD has some tough visual resposibilities but they make it look easy (which I am sure it's not). Just my opinion, that's all.

The evening rehearsal block in California....we were rehearsing at a stadium that was on a hill, and we got the view of the mountains during sunset. The weather was perfect. Unforgettable.

You should see the ageout ceremony of someone who has been in the percussion for like 5 years. Sometimes they wear all 5 of their shorts so you can see all the different colors of the past. Kinda cool....